Current weather conditions and live observations for The Desert based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Desert right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.
Current Weather near The Desert
as reported by 5 closest weather stations
| Weather Station | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Temp. | Visibility | Visibility / Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 9 km WSW24 m above sea level 47 minutes ago | Dry | 10 °C | - | - -- - | ||
Haurangi 21 km NW417 m above sea level 57 minutes ago | Dry | wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°) | 6 °C | - | - -- - | |
Stony Creek 21 km NNE111 m above sea level 57 minutes ago | light winds from the W (6 km/h at 270°) | 7 °C | - | - -- - | ||
Tuatoru 38 km NNE65 m above sea level 44 minutes ago | Dry | light winds from the SW (7 km/h at 225°) | 8.3 °C | - | - -- - | |
Te Muna 40 km NNE60 m above sea level 57 minutes ago | wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°) | 6 °C | - | - -- - | ||
Taranui Grove 41 km NNE19 m above sea level 47 minutes ago | Dry | calm (2 km/h at 135°) | 8.3 °C | - | - -- - | |
Baring Head 44 km W150 m above sea level 57 minutes ago | - | gales from the SW (74 km/h at 225°) | 8.7 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
Spunkatron 45 km NW50 m above sea level 47 minutes ago | No weather report | light winds from the SW (9 km/h at 225°) | 9.4 °C | - | - -- - | |
45 km NW451 m above sea level 52 minutes ago | - | light winds from the SW (6 km/h at 234°) | 9 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
Fraser Street 50 km WNW88 m above sea level 47 minutes ago | Dry | calm (4 km/h at 0°) | 8.7 °C | - | - -- - |
* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Desert and within an acceptable time window.

(35 km/h at 180°)